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| TomTom GO 910 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $349.99
You Save: $150.00 (30%)
New (3) Used (6) Refurbished (2) from $145.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  180 reviews
Sales Rank: 3638
Color: Black & Gray
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 3 x 4 x 3
MPN: 1V00.980
Model: 1V00.980
UPC: 636926013529
EAN: 0636926013529
ASIN: B000F007K8
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Totally Worth It August 21, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great device. If you have a job that makes you travel all the time, like I use to, I would grab it. If you have a job period, I would grab it. Also, if you miss a turn it is amazing at getting you back on the right route. I have never had a problem with the mounting, and I want to reinforce that the text-to-voice is a must have feature. I'm not the most tech-savy guy, but I think the Tomtom is incredibly easy to use and understand.
 TomTom is a heavyweight August 18, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
As far as giving directions, TomTom is as good as any GPS navigation system...a true heavyweight in the business. The key word here is "heavy." Think of the old CRT screens. The head of this device is so heavy that after driving 20 miles or so, the head begins to tilt downward requiring adjustment to view the screen.
I purchased this to save on the $10/day most rental car agencies charge for similar systems. If I had it to do over, I would have purchased the Garmin Novi 350. Screen is similar in size however it will easily fit in your shirt pocket. Slightly larger than a credit card and 1/8 to 1/4" thick.
Apparently with the TomTom 910, you purchase by the pound.
Great, but could be better with a Garmin POI search, better car craddle and better colored graphics! August 14, 2006
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I sold my Garmin 2720, so that I could buy this unit. Packaging and presentation are great. The unit works right out of the box and is loaded with many different features and options. Pairing this unit to my phone was amazingly simple and every time that I turn it on, it detects my phone and it is ready to send and receive calls. It should also be ready to transmit and receive data for the Tom Tom Plus Services, such as weather, traffic camera and traffic reports, however it was not compatible with my HP iPaq hw6515 from Cingular.
I called Tom Tom Customer Support, which was great, since I was talking to a live person within two minutes or less. I was informed that my phone, which is part of the Cingular network was not compatible with the Tom Tom 910, I was also informed that it was not compatible with any smartphone. I do not know how much truth to this there is, since my provider, make and brand of my phone are listed as part of the compatible phones in its database.
Now, comparing this to the Garmin 2720, it is smaller, even though the screen is larger, the navigation is a bit more interactive with the Tom Tom 910 and instructions are clearer and are given out with enough time to change lanes and make a turn, not within a few yards of the turn as it happened in some cases with the Garmin 2720.
I like the suction cup mount on the windshield, it is extremely stable, much better than the Garmin bean bag. However, I am having charging problems when ever I mount the Tom Tom 910 on it, since it seems that there is some bad contact with the base that connects to the lighter, because it does not snap on tight enough and I am having to constantly monitor its green LED to make sure that it is on using my vehicles power and not its rechargeable battery.
I quite frankly do not like having to play with it or worry about it every time I go over a bump. Regarding its size and portability, it is much better than the Garmin 2720, however the Garmin NUVI 360 is even more portable. Now, with regards to looking for places, such as a store, for example Best Buy, I like the Garmin much better, since its results are displayed very much like the Tom Tom, nearest to farthest first, however, the Garmin will show an arrow pointing to which direction it is, as well as the complete address and phone number.
Another great thing about the Garmin is searching for restaurants, since it will ask you which type of food are you looking for, say Italian and then it will give you a list of all the Italian restaurants near you. With the Tom Tom, you just get the list of all the restaurants.
Graphics, I honestly like Garmins better, especially the colors, the Tom Tom's are horrible, all of them. Extra features, well the Tom Tom is the clear winner on this one, it has more features than a Swiss Army Knife! Ipod control, wireless calling, traffic report, weather report, picture viewer, traffic camera reminder and I could go on and on.
Audio quality is good in both of the units, how ever, Tom Tom has it built in and the Garmin 2720 has a speaker attached to the power connector. Additionally, as I had already mentioned, the Tom Tom is more interactive, since its voice commands and or instructions are more prevelant than in the Garmin 2720, in fact, you could almost get to your destination just by listening to the driving directions from the Tom Tom without even looking at its screen!
Finally, I don't like the fact that I have to turn the Tom Tom off manually every time I turn off the car, although it does turn on by itself when you turn the car on and it does take off from where it was left. However the Garmin, shuts off completely and takes off right where it was left off..
I quite honestly do not know what to make of my switch to the Tom Tom, both units have very good things, it would be great to have all the extra cool stuff that the Tom Tom Go 910 has on a Garmin NUVI 360 or vice versa, now that would be the perfect GPS! In the mean time, I will keep this unit and see what happens.
TomTom Rocks August 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have to say I was concerened about buying this unit with all of the issues I have read about the mount problems. So far I have not had any issues and the Navigation part of the unit is wonderful. In california it is illegal to mount the unit to the windshield so I am waiting for an alternative mount to be available , so far on yet. But honestly I am very happy with the product and compared to my buddy's NUvi and other Garmin handhel this is a better unit for what I wanted. Its also nice that you get everything ( remote, mount , cheesy bag, and all power cords)
 Overall review of TomTom GO 910 August 9, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very simple, yet functional GPS device. It has several features which you will not be able to use here in the USA. Most of the more advanced features are supported only in Europe, which makes some sense, since this is where the corporate location exists. US support is growing, slowly, but growing none the less. I have had very good success with it when it works. It did plan a trip for me from NY to NJ without any problem. I adjusted my route back home, and the GO 910 re-routed me without any issue. I also changed roads I was suppose to be following, just to see if it would keep up, and adjust accordingly, and it did. Quickly and efficiently. However, early on during the first 7 to 10 days of owning it. The unit did freeze up several times, and I needed to find a paper clip to perform a reset. Even the reset function sometimes took twice or three times for it to finally work. I sent an email to the TomTom Customer Support, and did not receive anything back. I sent a second email to their Customer Support, and again, did not hear anything back. So I would recommend purchasing a service contract with whomever you choose to buy this unit from to ensure you have some fall back position in the event of a major failure. The Voice / Language support is very good. Although, I would recommend deleting Voices you know you're not going to use, and free up some additional space for storage.
Overall I felt the routing capabilities of this GPS unit was what it claimed to be. I liked the easy menus, and simple touch screen approach to navigating through the options and settings. The quality and clarity of the screen is for sure, one of the best out there. I would recommend a screen protective sheet to protect the touch screen. What I found to be difficult was the fact that the unit freezes, and the only solution is a paper clip to perform a reset. TomTom Customer Support did not respond to two separate email attempts. You can't edit or modify routes manually or with the TomTom Home software. Which I found to be a bit of a problem. The Points of Interest functionality has some work to be done on it. The POI doesn't have the search or sort capabilities of other GPS units at the same level as the GO 910. You're very limited with what you can do as far as waypoints. Again, this is not a show stopper, but certainly something TomTom should be working on to greatly improve. I would also suggest doing a backup immediately upon connecting to your PC to get a master copy (image) of the unit prior to doing anything else. I would also recommend backing up the unit at least weekly thereafter, to ensure you don't loose any of your recent updates or additions.
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